Which Clownfish?

travis89

travis89

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Hi everyone.
I lost my black & white perc. clown a few days ago for an unknown reason
, he was eating and acting fine until the day before I found the skeleton, I want to eventually get a pair of a different type but I don't know which I want. I want either the tomato, sebae, clarkii, or cinnamon, so which would you recommend. I have a firefish, 2 chromis, and a Coral Beauty. Also how long do you think the angel could be in the tank before it is a bad idea to add new fish? My tank is a 46 gallon. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Travis
PS- I would also like to get a BTA for them to host, would 196W PC be enough in an 18" tall tank if I put them near the top?
 
imurnamine

imurnamine

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I have two Clarkiis.
They LOVE my Firefish and my Coral Beauty.
I can't answer the question about lighting, for I do not have a reef/anemone going.
 
riccio

riccio

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Personally, I think the cinnamons are the nicest looking (especially from Vanuatu/New Caledonia) of the four mentioned, but they are the most aggressive along with the tomatos. The sebaes are the smallest, but I don't like their body form at all, to much like polymnus. Other than that, It's really a matter of personal choice as your tank and inhabitants are all compatible with any clown type.
A bta will be fine in your tank with regular feeding.
 
travis89

travis89

Active Member
Thanks for the replies. I am sort of leaning toward the sebae or clarkii because of size and aggression. Also I have decided not to get the BTA because if it decides it doesn't like the top of my tank I don't think the lights are strong enough for it to be lower, plus I have corals and don't want it to kill them.
 
travis89

travis89

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I have decided to get a pair of sebae clowns when the time comes, then if they don't live I will not buy another clown for this tank, I have had two false percs die.
 
jam1e

jam1e

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check it out .. these are

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clowns .. there my favorite becuase they're just solid orange .. no stripes at all .. they're the most beautiful in my opinion .. either those, the black and white saddlbacks or true percs .. those are all my favorite .. but good luck finding a pair of black and white fully grown saddlebacks .. they're very rare .. I've only had one pair in my life and when the male died the female developed pop-eye .
 
travis89

travis89

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Yea I've seen them at my LFS but I like the sebae better.I wanted the cinnamon or GSM but they are too big and aggressive.
 
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